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La via della gloria

Titolo originale: The Way Ahead
  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 55min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,9/10
2375
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David Niven, Leslie Dwyer, Jimmy Hanley, William Hartnell, Stanley Holloway, Mary Jerrold, John Laurie, and Tessie O'Shea in La via della gloria (1944)
World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaWorld War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.

  • Regia
    • Carol Reed
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Eric Ambler
    • Peter Ustinov
    • David Niven
  • Star
    • David Niven
    • Stanley Holloway
    • James Donald
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,9/10
    2375
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Carol Reed
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Eric Ambler
      • Peter Ustinov
      • David Niven
    • Star
      • David Niven
      • Stanley Holloway
      • James Donald
    • 44Recensioni degli utenti
    • 13Recensioni della critica
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    Interpreti principali39

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    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Lt. Jim Perry
    Stanley Holloway
    Stanley Holloway
    • Pte. Ted Brewer
    James Donald
    James Donald
    • Pte. Evan Lloyd
    John Laurie
    John Laurie
    • Pte. Luke
    Leslie Dwyer
    Leslie Dwyer
    • Pte. Sid Beck
    Hugh Burden
    Hugh Burden
    • Pte. Bill Parsons
    • (as Hugh Burdon)
    Jimmy Hanley
    Jimmy Hanley
    • Pte. Geoffrey Stainer
    • (as Jimmie Hanley)
    William Hartnell
    William Hartnell
    • Sgt. Ned Fletcher
    • (as Billy Hartnell)
    Reginald Tate
    Reginald Tate
    • The Training Company Commanding Officer
    Leo Genn
    Leo Genn
    • Capt. Edwards
    John Ruddock
    • Chelsea Pensioner
    A. Bromley Davenport
    • Chelsea Pensioner
    • (as Bromley Davenport)
    Renée Asherson
    Renée Asherson
    • Marjorie Gillingham
    • (as Renee Ascherson)
    Mary Jerrold
    Mary Jerrold
    • Mrs. Gillingham
    Tessie O'Shea
    Tessie O'Shea
    • Self - ENSA Entertainer
    Raymond Lovell
    • Mr. Jackson - Garage Owner
    A.E. Matthews
    A.E. Matthews
    • Col. Walmsley
    Jack Watling
    Jack Watling
    • Buster - Marjorie's Boyfriend
    • Regia
      • Carol Reed
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Eric Ambler
      • Peter Ustinov
      • David Niven
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    10mowens1

    Wonderful

    Having lived in England at the time this movie depicts, I can attest to the absolute authenticity of its content. The characters were those I met every day during those awful years of turmoil. I am also advised by my husband, an ex-paratrooper, that this movie was used as a training film for all recruits, because of its strict adherence to actual army conditions in those days. The main joy for me in watching this film is the group of actors who were so familiar to all of us during those years. From Stanley Holloway (later so famous as Eliza Doolittle's father) to Jimmy Hanley, the handsome, easy-going boy-next door, and all the others in that wonderful ensemble cast - they all appeared in many different movies and were always welcomed as old friends whenever we saw them on the screen.
    8ubercommando

    Best war movie made in the 2nd World War

    I really can't understand some of the more negative comments from some reviewers from the USA about this movie. For me, it is far superior to equivalent American wartime propaganda movies (including enjoyable but hardly realistic efforts such as 7 Graves To Cairo and Sahara), and made and acted by a British cast who were serving servicemen as well (unlike a certain J. Wayne or H. Bogart). Carol Reed gives us on the surface a cliche ridden movie but his gritty visual style which would become his trademark plus a script that still gives depth to a by now familiar concept lift this way above other movies made at the time.

    The soldiers don't look pristine and for most of the time, don't act heroically until the last 5 minutes. They're not an elite unit (as in Sands of Iwo Jima), they grumble, complain and stagger their way to the front lines but nor are they goofballs, pranksters or loveable rogues. They are ordinary men in difficult times, which was what the film makers wanted to show. They are not all broad stereotypes either; some, like the characters Davenport or Brewer, may on the surface seem like the upper class toff and the cheeky cockney but again, the way they interplay with the rest of the cast, they become more than just representatives of their class.

    For an old war movie, I was impressed with the action. Early on, when the two old soldiers are talking about how much better it was in the army in their day, we get a juxtaposed montage of David Niven in training, showing how hard it is. A lot of the burning troop ship shots are done hand held, which adds to the tension. The Tunisia scenes look very authentic and see how Reed indulges in rapid cutting, disorienting explosions and run down and dirty art direction. The only film that comes close to achieving this kind of grittiness in the war years is "Guadalcanal Diary".
    8planktonrules

    While seemingly mundane, this turns out to be a rather dandy flick

    This is a film about a seemingly run of the mill sort of group. After the Brits were involved in WWII and saw how bad the going would be, the government was forced to draft men who would traditionally have been exempt. Men who were a bit old or involved with careers that might be deemed 'useful' to the effort were suddenly being called to duty, as times were dire. The beginning of the film shows these men being selected for service.

    Unfortunately, this is a rather motley group and they tended to complain quite a bit as well (mostly by Stanley Holloway's character). How they could become a productive unit seemed pretty doubtful and I doubt if such an unimpressive group of men would have been used as actors had this propaganda film been made a few years earlier--when things looked really bad for the British. However, now that the war was appearing win-able, I can understand the choices of actors.

    There is nothing particularly magical about any of the film--their selection, their training or their combat experience in North Africa. However, all of it was very well handled and excelled because they tried to make it believable--normal, everyday men rising to the occasion. In many ways, it reminded me of a landlocked version of "In Which We Serve"--with fine acting and writing instead of jingoism and super-human exploits. Very well done.

    There are a few interesting actors in the film. Peter Ustinov is in his first film and he plays a French-speaking man. While his French isn't 100% fluid, it was decent and a bit of a surprise. Apparently, he was in real life David Niven's assistant in the British Army and somehow ended up in the film--and thus began his career. Also, Dr. Who fans will appreciate that the Sergeant is played by Dr. #1, William Hartnell.

    By the way, this is a little explanation for those who are not British or familiar with British history. Early in the film, someone asks Stanley Holloway's character who he liked in Parliament. Holloway indicates the only one he liked was Guy Fawkes! Fawkes was part of a plot to blow up Parliament in 1605, but was caught and executed--and the Brits celebrate this to this day with Guy Fawkes Day--as day of merry-making, bonfires and fireworks! Obviously Holloway's character wasn't exactly fond of the government, eh?!
    8bkoganbing

    The Kind of Men Democracies Produce

    The version of The Way Ahead that I have is one that was edited for the American market and has a narration by US war correspondent Quentin Reynolds. It was his narration that sets the stage for a wartime tribute to the civilians who volunteered for king and country at a time of their nation's greatest peril.

    When war in Europe was declared David Niven was one of the British stars in America that went back to serve. Since he had been in the army before taking up acting, he was able to secure a commission. For a good deal of the war he was a training officer and really was drilling the men as we see on Salisbury plain. Some of his time was spent in the commandos in missions to Europe. And he was released to make wartime films Spitfire and The Way Ahead.

    The script was written by a 21 year old actor/playwright named Peter Ustinov who has a small role in the film. According to a new biography of Niven in order to secure Ustinov's service, enlisted man Ustinov was attached to officer Niven as his orderly.

    A whole lot of faces familiar in the British cinema appeared in The Way Ahead, people like Stanley Holloway, Jimmy Hanley, James Donald, Leo Genn, and Trevor Howard. And it was directed in good style by Carol Reed, one of his earliest films.

    One big flaw in the film was that the men who trained with officer Niven and sergeant William Hartnell ended up serving with him in North Africa. Not possible in America and not possible in the UK either. But since the idea was to show camaraderie, I guess that Two Cities Films can be forgiven.

    The point of the film and of Quentin Reynolds narration is that in time of peril it is the democracies and not those totalitarian countries with a superman philosophy who have the real strength of character. May it ever be so.
    8rmax304823

    Surprisingly Effective.

    It's long but it's good. For a British film from 1944 the production values are amazingly high. Whole buildings -- real ones -- collapse. The special effects at sea are convincing. And what a cast!

    Actually, the story itself is hardly new. A diverse group of men are drafted into the Duke of Glendons, go through a training camp periods, their transport is torpedoed, and they fight a small-scale defensive battle among the ruins of a village in North Africa. Writers Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov have whipped it into entertaining shape.

    None of the men is regular army except the tough sergeant who has eyes like a lizard but the heart of a Rogerian therapist. David Niven has risen from the ranks and is a lieutenant. The men themselves, with their winsome misapprehensions, are brought into a state of readiness by a combination of strict physical demands and compassion. The leaders are stern but fair. I won't bother describing the draftees because you can already guess their nature from a dozen other war movies -- the grumbler, the show-off, the snob, the Welshman, the earnest patriot.

    If you didn't know that it was directed by Carol Reed, you'd still probably notice some unusual directorial touches. A sleepy backwater little town. An old man, half asleep, brushing the flies from his face. A dog sleeping in the street. And then the distant sound of motorcycles and bren carriers growing louder. And soon a stream of British vehicles lumbering loudly through the main street and stirring the dust, with the dog lazily moping away and a disheveled Peter Ustinov emerging from the Cafe Rispoli to stare sullenly at the pageant.

    It may or may not sound promising in a synopsis but in fact it's pretty good.

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    • Quiz
      In the U.K., this was released on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
    • Blooper
      Following some energetic army training, Private Bill Parsons is seen sitting on the grass at the top of a cliff, with his colleagues, exhausted. However, the action then cuts to him being helped up the cliff.
    • Citazioni

      Pvt. Ted Brewer: Only one good man ever got into Parliament.

      Pvt. Herbert Davenport: Oh really? Who?

      Pvt. Ted Brewer: Bleedin' Guy Fawkes.

    • Curiosità sui crediti
      The film ends with THE BEGINNING
    • Versioni alternative
      The version seen on American TV under the alternate title "The Immortal Battalion" has been re-edited and extensively cut (from 115 to 91 or 86 minutes) by Ed Fitz with an added preface and epilogue by war correspondent Quentin Reynolds.
    • Connessioni
      Edited into WW II Theater: The Way Ahead (2022)
    • Colonne sonore
      If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
      (uncredited)

      Written by Nat Ayer

      Lyrics by Clifford Grey

      Performed by Tessie O'Shea and soldiers

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    • Data di uscita
      • 15 gennaio 1945 (Svezia)
    • Paese di origine
      • Regno Unito
    • Lingue
      • Inglese
      • Francese
      • Tedesco
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      • The Way Ahead
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Pirbright Army Camp, Pirbright, Surrey, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Two Cities Films
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    • Tempo di esecuzione
      • 1h 55min(115 min)
    • Colore
      • Black and White
    • Proporzioni
      • 1.37 : 1

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